Closed · HQ003425NFOEASD05 · CFDA 12.630 · Discretionary
Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Program – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Washington Headquarters Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.5M-$6M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 29, 2025
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Program – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) is a closed discretionary listing from Washington Headquarters Services that offered $1,500,000 -- $6,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1.5M-$6M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 12.630
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Program – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) - is cataloged under number HQ003425NFOEASD05 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 12.630, posted by Washington Headquarters Services. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 13, 2025 and last updated on June 26, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1,500,000 -- $6,000,000. It expects to issue 1 award. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 29, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1,500,000 -- $6,000,000
Close Date
August 29, 2025
Posted
March 13, 2025
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
Please see the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) package under the “Related Documents” tab for complete program details and application instructions. This NFO is being conducted in two stages: a white paper stage, and a technical application stage.This NFO is for the Bilateral Academic Research Initiative Pilot Program (BARI), which is jointly sponsored by the US Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The BARI program addresses high risk basic research as an international collaboration. This research should attempt to provide the scientific foundation towards the design and development of future and ubiquitous information networks that rely on extreme-scale devices, distributed intelligence, and network complexity, and include cognitive and social concepts to inform the technological choices. The goal of this program is to produce significant scientific breakthroughs and knowledge that will be critical steps in enabling revolutions in communication and information technology on a large scale.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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